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Foreign exchange marketThe exchange market.Foreign exchange marketLargely banks that serve firms and consumers who may wish to buy or sell various currencies.Foreign exchange market Similar MatchesExchangeExchange1. To engage in trade, either within a country or internationally. 2. Foreign exchange. Foreign exchangeForeign exchangeForeign currency; any currency other than a country's own. Exchange rate riskExchange rate riskExchange risk Chicago Mercantile ExchangeChicago Mercantile ExchangeThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange (or Merc) was called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board until 1919 and is one of the world's largest futures exchanges. Overall the Chicago Board of Trade is probably bigger in number of contracts traded per year, but the Merc is bigger when it comes to agricultural futures and 'open interest' contracts. Tradepoint Investment ExchangeTradepoint Investment ExchangeA London-based stock exchange which opened on 21st September 1995 and which currently deals in 900 of the most actively traded UK equities.Tradepoint is an electronic order driven market accessible via a standard IBM PC where brokers, market makers and investing institutions participate on an anonymous basis and enter buy or sell orders. For the most liquid stocks, trades are completed the moment a corresponding buy or sell order is entered by another participant. Less liquid stocks are traded by way of computer matching following the accumulation of orders after periods of time.Trades are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH) and settlement is via Crest. Tradepoint is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Further SuggestionsExchange RatioExchange equalization fund Real exchange rate exchange traded fund Exchange controls Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) New European Exchange (NEWEX) Korea Stock Exchange Bilateral exchange rate PPP exchange rate Malaysia Commodity Exchange Foreign exchange Organized exchange Spot exchange rates bill of exchange Wiener Borse (Austrian Stock Exchange) Stock Exchange Automated Quotation (SEAQ) International Exchange of stock Kuala Lumpur Commodities Exchange (KLCE) Principal Exchange Rated Linked Securities (PERLS) Jakarta Stock Exchange Istanbul Stock Exchange Warsaw Stock Exchange Exchange Price Input Computer code Pure exchange economy |
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